FLIGHT TEST CENTER WINS AWARD; GOVERNOR RECOGNIZES AIR FORCE SITE FOR WORKPLACE EXCELLENCE.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services The Air Force Flight Test Center, headquartered at Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. , was named the winner Tuesday of the Governor's Award for Excellence in the Workplace. Mercy Healthcare Ventura County received the Governor's Award for Excellence in the Community. Gov. Pete Wilson For others named Pete Wilson, see . Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American Republican politician from California. Wilson served as the thirty-sixth Governor of California (1991–1999), the culmination of more than three decades in the public arena that said the winners ``exemplify ex·em·pli·fy tr.v. ex·em·pli·fied, ex·em·pli·fy·ing, ex·em·pli·fies 1. a. To illustrate by example: exemplify an argument. b. the innovative spirit and competitiveness which has fueled California's trillion-dollar, world-class economy.'' ``Achieving greater performance and productivity is a worthwhile challenge being met by these organizations that are making their communities better places in which to live and conduct business,'' he said. The flight test center at Edwards is host to flight testing for all aircraft for the U.S. Air Force. The center's work force - civilian, military and contractor - test-flight and evaluate new aircraft and upgrades for aircraft already in inventory for Air Force units, the Department of Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), civilian agency of the U.S. federal government with the mission of conducting research and developing operational programs in the areas of space exploration, artificial satellites (see satellite, artificial), and other government agencies. The awards were presented as part of the California Governor's Quality Awards Program, which was established in 1993 and is based on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is given by the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology. Through the actions of the National Productivity Advisory Committee chaired by Jack Grayson, it was established by the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality . Categories in which the entrants are judged are management, marketplace, workplace and community. Applicants go through a stringent assessment conducted by volunteer examiners with quality expertise, and winners are selected by an independent panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
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